In a sense, right-wingers who mock Allah are mocking God

Sarah Palin, political guru to the brainless, said this the other day in arguing against American military intervention in Syria:

“Let Allah sort it out.”

One can imagine that more than a few Islamophobes chortled like crazy at that clever remark.

But a question arises: Was Palin, in effect, mocking God?

There’s always been a lot of hair-splitting on the matter of whether Muslims, Jews and Christians all believe in the same God. But one basic fact remains: Islam, Judaism and Christianity are all monotheistic faiths rooted in Abrahamism. They all stem from the God of Abraham.

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Pat Cunningham

Sarah Palin, political guru to the brainless, said this the other day in arguing against American military intervention in Syria:

“Let Allah sort it out.”

One can imagine that more than a few Islamophobes chortled like crazy at that clever remark.

But a question arises: Was Palin, in effect, mocking God?

There’s always been a lot of hair-splitting on the matter of whether Muslims, Jews and Christians all believe in the same God. But one basic fact remains: Islam, Judaism and Christianity are all monotheistic faiths rooted in Abrahamism. They all stem from the God of Abraham.